Photos: Nigerian Lady Cons UK Employers of over N4m to Fund Luxury Wedding and Honeymoon

A convicted Nigerian fraudster stole £17,000 from the City firm where she worked after she started embezzling money on her second day in the job.

Gabrielle Yinka Saunders, 32, used company credit cards to pay for her £10,000 wedding, as well as a £5,000 honeymoon in the Seychelles. She was arrested at Heathrow when she returned from the honeymoon - but now she has been spared jail even though a court heard that she had been convicted of fraud twice previously.

According to DailyMail, Saunders, also known as Gabriella Osborne since getting married at Belair House in Dulwich last September, stole £35,000 from her previous employer PriceWaterhouseCoopers, where she worked as a tax accountant.

After serving a jail sentence, she started a £40,000-a-year job as a personal assistant at Insight
Investments in June last year.

But she proceeded to embezzle a total of £17,000 using her colleagues' credit cards - including £600 for flowers, £270 on a new watch, £210 on a new outfit and £400 for a mobile phone.

The Old Bailey heard Saunders came to the UK from Nigeria and graduated from Southampton University with a law degree in 2004, before starting work at PwC.

While working at the multinational firm, Saunders forged taxi receipts to destinations across the country at up to £250 a time, then signed them off by faking a colleague's signature.

In 2007 she was jailed for six months for fraud, and in 2011 she was again convicted of fraud but spared jail after a court heard she had stolen money from neighbour using credit cards.

The day after Saunders started working at Insight Investments in June, she charged £5,272 to a colleague's credit card in order to pay travel agent Trailfinders for her luxury honeymoon with husband David Osborne.

In September she used another colleague's card to pay £10,254 to Belair House, £268.20 to the jeweller Andrew Charles, £597 to PESH flowers, £208.44 to fashion store ASOS and £390 to EE T-mobile.

Prosecutor Roger Daniells-Smith said:

'She paid for a prestige wedding venue, she paid for the flowers, she paid for her honeymoon outfit and clothing.
'She paid for phone calls to make these arrangements and she paid for the gift of a watch. She paid for the honeymoon which was a first-class trip to Dubai and then on to the Seychelles.
'They were arrested at Heathrow when they returned to the UK and she made no comment in interview, but it was clear from the evidence that she was solely responsible for these frauds.'

Saunders, from Camberwell in south London, admitted seven counts of fraud totalling £16,990, and was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment suspended for two years, with 200 hours of unpaid work.
However, Judge Stephen Gullick decided against jailing her after he was told that she had repaid the money and was retraining as a teacher.

Photo: Saunders spent £10,000 of her firm's money to book Belair House for her wedding reception

Photo: Honeymoon: She also stole £5,000 to pay for a luxury post-wedding break in the Seychelles

Photos: Kim & Kanye West at the Time 100 Gala in New York

Power couple, Kim and Kanye attended the Time 100 Gala which took place last night in New York. Kim looked stunning in a Sophie Theallet SS15 outfit. Kanye performed at the event. See the photos after the cut...

 

Photo credit: Twitter/Film Magic and Getty Images for TIME.

Ambode sets up transition committee

The Lagos state Governor-elect, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has inaugurated a transition committee to ensure a seamless transfer of power to his government.

The committee is headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. (Mrs) Idiat Oluranti Adebule. Other members of the team are, Professor Ademola Abass, Mr. Babatunde Rotinwa,   Mr. Fola Olalekan Lasisi, Mrs. Rafiquat Onabamiro, Mr. Tunde Durosimi Etti, Dr. Femi Onanuga, Engineer Ade Akinsanya, Mr. Akeem Sulaimon and Dele Onabokun.

The transition committee is expected to begin work imme

diately

Get millions in discounts & giveaways at WED Expo Lagos This Weekend!

It’s a whole weekend of great deals and giveaways at WED Expo Lagos from Friday 24^th to Sunday 26 April at The Haven, Ikeja GRA. (Beside Arch Bishop Vining Memorial Church, Police College Rd)

Are you getting married soon, or planning a family member/friend’s wedding? Are you hosting an event? Do you plan on attending an event or wedding and want great deals on your outfits, makeover or gifts? Whatever category you fall into, there is something for you!

There are lots of opportunities you don’t want to miss out from as hundreds of wedding vendors will be offering loads of mouth watering discounts and freebies at Nigeria’s largest wedding exhibition – WED Expo.

Here are just a few of them:

1.      50% discounts off Hall Bookings for your Wedding: Book your wedding hall at WED Expo and get :

·         The Haven Event Hall at Ikeja GRA – Regular Price N3million; If booked at WED Expo N1.5million

·         Balmoral Hall, Oregun Road, Ikeja – Regular Price N1.8million; If booked at WED Expo N900,000

·         Eko View, beside Eko Hotel, Victoria Island – Regular Price N5million; If booked at WED Expo N2.5million

( Best venues in Lagos )

     2.    Win a trip to Zanzibar

Participate in a raffle draw at WED Expo and stand a chance to win a trip to your favourite holiday destination – Zanzibar!

     3.    Free wedding decor

Sea Bonito, an events planning and decoration company is willing to give away free decor to one couple for their traditional wedding. You can’t afford to miss this. Attend WED Expo to find out how.

      4.   Free Aso-Oke set

MolbaksAlaso-Oke, one of the most sought after aso-oke designer will be offering one free aso-oke set to a lucky couple. It could be you!

Many many more discounts await you plus surprise giveaways.

WED Expo is FREE to attend. Beat the long lines at the door. Register ahead at www.wedexpo.eventbrite.com

Date: Friday 24th to Sunday 26th April 2015

Venue: The Haven Event Center, GRA Ikeja Lagos

Direction: Just beside Arch Bishop Vining Memorial Church. It is on same road with General hospital Ikeja, police college and Federal High Court. Drive down that road and you will see the direction signage.

There will be lots of music, dance, entertainment and of course, food. The Republic of Barbeque will be available to fill you with delicious barbeque and drinks.It is the ideal entertainment package for the whole family this weekend.

Are you a wedding vendor still interested in exhibiting at WED Expo? Booking is still on. Call 07001111933, Whatsapp or SMS 08096448289 or BBM: 7C6B6761

OR

Come to the venue on Thursday 23^rd April to book your booth.

Abuja and Port-Harcourt Get Ready

WED Expo Abuja (May 8 to 10) at M and M Event Center, Beside Nicon Luxury Hotel, Garki Abuja.

WED Expo Port Harcourt (May  16 to 17) at Aztech Arcum, Stadium Road, PH

Book your booth now. Its selling fast. Hurry call today and book your space.

“Let No One Play God!” Kashamu Replies Tinubu

Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu has reacted to Bola Tinubu’s slam over his statement released a few days ago where he praised the achievements of the APC National Leader over his role in the recently-concluded general elections.

In response to Kashamu’s adulation, Tinubu said he does not need praise-singing from someone who bought his election victory and is wanted in the United States for drug related offences.

An unhappy Kashamu released a statement to Tinubu’s response on Tuesday, April 21.

“My attention has been drawn to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reaction to the innocuous congratulatory messages that I sent to him and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). 

“First, I must say that I doubt if the statement was approved by him. However, if it was, I must state that I am taken aback by the unwarranted attacks against me as if we were still campaigning. It is unbecoming of someone of his stature and calibre. It is high time politicians and leaders rose above petty issues and raise the bar in constitutional democracy. We should not just be democrats in words but also in deeds. We should play politics without bitterness. 

It is on record that no Nigerian politician has taken former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the cleaners even as a sitting President like Asiwaju Tinubu did. Yet, Chief Obasanjo forgave him. As for me and Baba Obasanjo, he remains my father and leader, just as I am his son and follower. At no time did I abuse Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. 

As a true party man, I campaigned vigorously for my party and its candidates. Now, the elections are over, and as a true sportsman, I thought I should congratulate those who won. Short of any praise-singing, what I said in the congratulatory message that they chose to react to a week after it was published was that there was no way anyone can wish away the achievements of Asiwaju Tinubu in the nation’s political annals, particularly in Yoruba land. 

Although I now belong to the opposition, your achievements transcend political divides and I am not ashamed to publicly acknowledge them. I salute your courage, commitment, doggedness, forthrightness and tenacity of purpose even in the face of daunting opposition and challenges. By your sheer wit and unwavering commitment to democratic ethos, true federalism and economic prosperity, you led the Alliance for Democracy (AD) from a one-party state to a regional party, and now a national party that is about to form the government at the centre. 

How do these translate to praise-singing? Are they not facts of history that I merely adumbrated? He accused me of purchasing my election with money, the appropriate forum to prove that is the election petitions tribunal and not the pages of newspaper. 

On the U.S case, I wish to state for the umpteenth time that the United States as the bastion of democracy and the Rule of Law would not lend itself to any form of abuse of the fundamental human rights of an innocent soul, especially one that has been arrested, tried and freed by its most trusted ally – the United Kingdom. 

I am not running from any trial. All I have asked is for the relevant parties to follow due process – if they believe that I yet have a case to answer. I believe in the supremacy of the almighty Allah who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish. He is the ultimate decider of the fate of all mortals. When He says yes, no man can say no and when He says no, no man can say yes! 

I stand with the almighty Allah Subhana Wa Tala. He is the protector of all humans. He is my refuge and shield. Let no one play God!”

Buhari In Closed-Door Meeting With Obasanjo

President-elect General Mohammadu Buhari is not ready to make the kind of mistakes Goodluck Jonathan made in his relationship with respected statesman, Olusegun Obasanjo. Buhari knows that Obasanjo did a lot for him to defeat Jonathan and he has told his close men that he would work with Baba!

Cynthia Morgan's response to those who don't like her nose ring

To those who have been asking her to take off her nose ring, she says

Goodmorning Lovers!Teach love not hate!Haters are weak people n well they fans too...and FYI I ain't taking of my nose ring until am tired of it ��u don't like the nose piercing?get ur eyes pierced so u Dnt see it...Shabba!

Lol at pierce your eyes so you won't see it ..

#XenophobiaSA South Africa closes Consulate in Lagos over fears of revenge attacks

Following the anti-Xenophobic protests outside the consulate and at the South African High Commission in Abuja.,South Africa has closed its consulate in Lagos, Nigeria.

Netwerk24 reports  that South African consul general in Nigeria, Sam Monaisa, said in an e-mail to the South African business forum in that country that the closure would remain in force until Thursday.

The situation in Durban had calmed down, but he was concerned about the Nigerians that were being repatriated, he wrote.Nigerians were using social media to blow an already tense situation in South Africa out of proportion and stoking emotions.

This was why Nigerians maintained that their compatriots were being killed in South Africa daily, he said.

He warned the forum's members to stay alert and not move around unnecessarily. South African businesses and citizens became targets of threats and acts of retaliation whenever xenophobic attacks occurred in South Africa, he cautioned.

Photos: Bruce Jenner wears a long slit dress

For those of you who think his transitioning into a woman is a publicity stunt, there you go! The 65-year-old father of six was spotted in a black and white striped dress with a slit as he smoked outside his home in Malibu on Tuesday. He however tried to hide his face when he saw paparazzi taking pictures of him. More pics after the cut...

 

See The Foods That Help Men Satisfy Their Wives

It is only a woman that truly loves her husband that will tell him that he is not satisfying her in bed and even join him do all it takes to improve his bedroom skills. Below are things that can help:

Green tea: Drink 1-3 cups per day. From cancer prevention to weight loss to potentially slowing the development of Alzheimer’s, green tea has been shown to help fight almost every major medical ill. Hot or cold, there’s almost nothing better you can drink.

Eggs: Eat three to seven eggs per week. An egg a day is okay. Here’s why - Eggs contain a heavy-hitting four grams of pure muscle-building amino acids inside every shell, in addition to boasting some of the highest naturally available doses around of a vitamin called choline, which is thought to help enhance memory. They’re the gold standard in terms of providing all the right nutrients for muscle growth.

Milk: Get three servings of dairy per day. You know milk does a body good, but you may not know that skipping dairy makes your body angry, sort of. When you’re not getting enough, your body releases hormones that cause your cells to retain calcium-and fat, says Michael Zemel, Ph.D., director of The Nutrition Institute at the University of Tennessee. Calories still count, so you should drink your milk by the glass rather than the gallon. But just make sure you get some.

Water: Drink eight 8-oz glasses per day. You know you need to be drinking more water, and for good reason. Water flushes toxins from your system, regulates body temp, acts as an insulator for joints, prevents kidney stones, and supplies the body with a raft of crucial minerals. Without water, none of the other super-foods would matter.

Although water helps in every way, it may be at its most powerful when it comes to weight loss. Drinking a glass or two of water a half hour or so before mealtime, for example, can help take the edge off your hunger.

Explosive emails between Ludacris & babymama Tamika Fuller, leak

A few weeks ago, rapper and actor Ludacris was awarded full primary custody of his 1 year old (on break) daughter Cai Bella Bridges after proving her mother, Tamika Fuller, was unfit to care for her. Tamika has since been trying to get her child back. But realizing that would be difficult, Tamika, with nothing to lose, 'allegedly' leaked heartless email exchange between herself and Ludacris. And MediaTakeOut got their hands on it. See it after the cut...

This is allegedly an exchange between Ludacris and Tamika where Ludacris forbids Tamika from FaceTiming with their daughter and threatens to take her out of school unless Tamika pays for it.

"I will get married when I find someone I love so much'- Kalu Ikeagwu

British-Nigerian actor & writer, Kalu Ikeagwu says he will only get married when he finds a woman he can't live without..

"I'm yet to find the right person to settle down with. I mean, that person that I love so much and want to spend the rest of my life with. I will get married but let it be according to the will of God. Marriage is an important institution, so it has to be the will of God. I want to be successful in my marriage just as I am successful in my career. I will get married when I find the right person and when I see the lady who is showing the right sign of a wife material." He told Encomium magazine

About what he expects from the woman he wants to marry

" There are a lot of things I would like my ideal woman to possess. Number one, she must have an unshakeable love. And even if it's the only thing she has, I am okay. But she must also have a close relationship with God which is very important."

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